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Continuing Care North East Fife - Coordinator
Created: 10/03/2022
News/Events Category: Job VacanciesPost: Coordinator (Permanent)
Salary: £13,000 per annum paid monthly
Hours: Part-time (20 hours per week). Availability to accept requests 09:00 - 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Location: Working based from your home
Continuing Care North East Fife seeks to recruit a Coordinator to join its team.
Job description:
- To provide quality 1 to 1 support to people in need, some of whom may be vulnerable.
- To recruit and organise volunteer drivers and befrienders.
- To access appropriate befriender training where necessary.
- To provide support to all recruited volunteers on a regular basis.
Primary responsibilities:
- To assess clients’ requests for transport and/or befriending and organise an appropriate volunteer to complete the task.
- To maintain up-to-date records of activities and contacts in order to monitor and evaluate the service.
- To check Volunteers travel claims and clients receipts against arranged transport
- To ensure compliance with Data Protection legislation (2018 Act)
- To ensure PVG compliance where necessary
Internal reporting
The Coordinator will submit a written report in person to the Board of Charity Trustees at their meetings, usually every two months.
External Contacts:
- Clients of the Charity
- Fife Health and Social Care Partnership.
- Fife Voluntary Action and other charities and social Groups.
- Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Service.
Person specification:
- Ability to, and an interest in, engaging and relating to people with diverse needs to assist, signpost and/or support.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Be friendly and confident.
Relevant Experience:
- Ability to demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills.
- An understanding of Health & Social Care complexities.
- A knowledge of Fife’s voluntary sector would be an advantage.
Communications skills:
- Ability to meet face to face, by phone, digitally with clients, understand their requests and resolve any issues.
- Have a pleasant telephone manner.
- Ability to engage with a variety of both statutory and voluntary agencies
IT skills:
- Basic use of MS windows, Office Package or iOS, Email, Word, Spreadsheets, phone and digital messaging.
- Knowledge of posting information on the website would be an advantage.
Additional attributes:
- Confidence in handling clients firmly and sympathetically.
- Patience.
- Ability to work on own from home
Salary and benefits:
Holidays: 20 days per year including bank holidays
Pension: 3% employers’ contribution (dependent on the eligible hours worked, and if wished)
Contact details:
80 Cash Feus
Strathmiglo, Fife, KY14 7QPPhone: 01337 860 271
How to apply:
To apply (or for any further information) please submit your CV with a covering e-mail or letter to Dr. John Kerr: [email protected]
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